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The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster. Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.…mehr

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The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster. Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
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Elizabeth Rusch es autora de muchos libros de no ficción para niños. Algunos de sus títulos premiados son Volcano Rising y Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World. De la aclamada serie de libros Scientists in the Field se destacan The Mighty Mars Rovers, Eruption!, galardonado con la mención Orbis Pictus, y The Next Wave. Teresa Martínez nació en México. De niña era muy tímida y dibujar le servía para relacionarse con sus compañeros de escuela. De adulta estudió diseño gráfico y comenzó a ilustrar libros. Ahora vive en Puerto Vallarta haciendo dibujos para niños, tal como lo hacía en la escuela, lo cual la hace muy feliz. www.teresa-mtz.com